Category: World Cup

Kylian Mbappe grew up playing for Bondy on the outskirts of Paris and his talent was obvious from an early age A lot has happened in a short space of time for Kylian Mbappe. Aged 19, he is one of France’s most important players at the World Cup, lighting up their last-16 tie against Argentina.…

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Indian Argentina fans idolise the team’s captain and star man Lionel Messi 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 Venue: Russia Dates: 30 June – 3 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online Argentina have developed a surprise…

Marcos Rojo scored a dramatic winner against Nigeria to book Argentina’s place in the last 16BBC coverage How to follow: Watch live on BBC One at 14:30 BST; listen on BBC Radio 5 live; text commentary on the BBC Sport website TEAM NEWS France coach Didier Deschamps will be without Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy because…

The two adjacent murals in Kazan, Russia, near the Argentina team hotel There is no escape for Lionel Messi – the picture above is taken from the back of the Argentina team hotel in Kazan. Above a three-storey portrait of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is the slogan: “I scored four goals. Can you beat that, Leo?”…

2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 Venue: Russia Dates: 30 June – 3 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online There is plenty to be positive about for England right now, not just because of what we…

Media playback is not supported on this device World Cup 2018: Best goals of the group stage 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16: Colombia v England Venue: Otkrytie Arena, Moscow. Dates: Tuesday, 3 July Coverage: Live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Sport website and app; follow text updates online. England have their “edge…

In 25 games during the group stages on the BBC, 72 goals have been scored More people than ever have watched the World Cup online on the BBC, with more than 40m requests for live and on-demand action from Russia 2018. England’s opener with Tunisia was the most popular match online with 3.22m watching via…

Lionel Messi has yet to score in a World Cup knockout match 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16: France v Argentina Venue: Kazan Arena, Kazan. Date: 30 June. Time: 15:00 BST. Coverage: Watch live on BBC One and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online. Lionel Messi…

Media playback is not supported on this device World Cup 2018: Best goals of the group stage 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 Venue: Russia. Dates: 30 June – 3 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online.…

Completing the 2006 World Cup sticker book was a massive challenge – and an epic adventure The 2006 World Cup still makes me emotional. When my friend Ben Lowe and I had this idea to try to complete an old sticker album this was the tournament that stood out for us. The Zinedine Zidane headbutt,…

Luis Suarez (left) has two goals in this World Cup, with Cristiano Ronaldo on fourBBC coverage How to follow: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website TEAM NEWS Uruguay centre-back Jose Gimenez could return to the side after missing the game with Russia with a…

Media playback is not supported on this device Japan & Poland approach disgraceful – Neville Fifa has defended the fair play criteria used to rank teams with equal records in the World Cup group stage. Senegal became the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated because of their disciplinary record in Russia. They…

Media playback is not supported on this device ‘That’s outrageous’ – How is this not a penalty? VAR officials have been told to look out for certain incidents at the World Cup following criticism about unpunished off-the-ball shirt-pulling. England’s Harry Kane and Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic both appeared to be held in the box in group-stage…

Media playback is not supported on this device Ronaldo scores ‘sensational’ free-kick to complete hat-trick 2018 Fifa World Cup last-16: Uruguay v Portugal Venue: Fisht Stadium, Sochi Date: Saturday, 30 June Live: Live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Sport website with further coverage on the mobile app. Uruguay will be “stopping 50%…

What makes the perfect World Cup penalty? Who has the best record from the spot? And does luck really come into it? As the tournament enters the knockout phase we have a look at the history of World Cup shootouts, 26 of which have taken place since they were introduced in 1978 – though none…

World Cup 2018 on the BBC Host: Russia Dates: 14 June – 15 July Live: Coverage across BBC TV, BBC Radio and BBC Sport website with further coverage on Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. Half of the 32 teams have gone home, but which of the survivors will go all the way to…

Fans, fun and fantastic goals – how closely have you followed the group stage of the World Cup? The past two weeks have been filled with frankly mind-blowing football matches. With the World Cup group stage over, it’s the time to see how closely you’ve been watching the tournament so far. Test your knowledge with…

Media playback is not supported on this device Best goals of the group stage The World Cup group stages have come to an end – with enough memorable storylines to last for a lifetime. Germany were knocked out of the first round for the first time since 1938 after conceding twice in injury time to…

Media playback is not supported on this device Southgate defends team selection 2018 Fifa World Cup on the BBC Host: Russia Dates: 14 June – 15 July Live: Coverage across BBC TV, BBC Radio and BBC Sport website with further coverage on Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. England suffered their first World Cup…